User:Earg3510/Lathi (Stick)

The lathi (in hindi: लाठी (वस्तु)) is a bamboo stick used by the police in India. It has been used since the Mughal empire,, though its use against protesters during the British raj and since is what the lathi is commonly associated with today.

The lathi can from 60 cm to more than a meter in length. Once end can, at times, have a metal point. Lathis are the most commonly used crowd control weapon in India.